Many thanks Bugs.

The 5th game of Round 2 witnessed a comfortable victory registered for "Once In A Lifetime" by TALKING HEADS.It will now enter Round 3 and joining it also will be "This Charming Man" by THE SMITHS which finished runner-up.Eliminated from the Cup at this stage are "Don't You Want Me?" the No.1 hit single by The Human League and fellow UK No.1 hit "Ghost Town" by The Specials.

Round 2/Game 6 -

808 State - Pacific State


Released - 18th November 1989
Written By - Gerald Simpson , 808 State
Chart Position - 10 (UK)

V's

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart


Released - June 1980
Written By - Joy Division
Chart Position - 13 (UK) + 1 (NZ)

V's

New Order - Temptation


Released - 10th May 1982
Written By - New Order
Chart Position - 29 (UK)

V's

Blondie - Atomic


Released - February 1980
Written By - Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri
Chart Position - 1 (UK)

VOTING CLOSES TOMORROW (Wednesday 18th March) AT 5PM
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Songs Eliminated in Round 1 -

1.Van Halen - Jump
2.KC+The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
3.The Associates - Party Fears Two
4.Echo+The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
5.Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
6.My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
7.The Wedding Present - Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
8.Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forward
9.Simple Minds - Glittering Prize
10.Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
11.The Cure - A Forest
12.The Clash - Rock The Casbah
13.Pixies - Debaser
14.Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
15.Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
16.Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power of Love
17.The Sound - Winning
18.Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
19.AC/DC - Back In Black
20.OMD - Enola Gay
21.Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday
22.The Clash - Straight To Hell
23.Visage - Fade To Grey
24.Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
25.Yazoo - Only You
26.Heaven 17 - Temptation
27.Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
28.The Undertones - It's Going To Happen
29.Ultravox - Vienna
30.The Stranglers - Strange Little Girl
31.The The - This Is The Day
32.Madonna - Like A Prayer
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Songs Through Round 1 -

1.Soft Cell - Tainted Love (S)
2.NWA - Straight Outta Compton
3.Madness - Embarrassment (S)
4.David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
5.The Jam - Going Underground (S)
6.Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
7.The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (S)
8.New Order - Temptation
9.Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (S)
10.Soft Cell - Say Hello,Wave Goodbye
11.New Order - Blue Monday (S)
12.The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
13.The Jesus+Mary Chain - April Skies (S)
14.Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
15.Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (S)
16.The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
17.The Human League - Don't You Want Me? (S)
18.Kraftwerk - Computer Love
19.Joy Division - Atmosphere (S)
20.The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
21.Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (S)
22.Blondie - Atomic
23.Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (S)
24.Orange Juice - Rip It Up
25.808 State - Pacific State (S)
26.The Specials - Ghost Town
27.The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (S)
28.The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
29.Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (S)
30.The Smiths - This Charming Man
31.Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (S)
32.The Jesus+Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
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Songs Through Round 2 -

1.New Order - Blue Monday
2.Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule the World
3.Soft Cell - Tainted Love
4.The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
5.The Smiths - How Soon is Now?
6.The Jam - Going Underground
7.Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
8.Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
9.Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
10.The Smiths - This Charming Man
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Songs Eliminated in Round 2 -

1.Orange Juice - Rip It Up
2.NWA - Straight Outta Compton
3.Joy Division - Atmosphere
4.The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
5.The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
6.David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
7.The Jesus+Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
8.Kraftwerk - Computer Love
9.The Human League - Don't You Want Me?
10.The Specials - Ghost Town

 

808 State by a whisker from Blondies arm pits 

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love will tear us apart

Joy Division

So many great tracks. Going to get hard as competition goes on

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Full Time -

Joy Division - 6
808 State - 3
New Order - 1
Blondie - 1